点 — meaning in English
diǎn
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English meaning
- Dot noun A small, round mark or spot.
- jot noun A tiny amount of something; the smallest bit.
- period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
- takeaway noun The key point or lesson drawn from a discussion, event, or piece of information.
Senses
点 is used for these senses in English:
- dot A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
- full stop (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- jot The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
- period (now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- point (mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.]
Dot — full definition
- noun A small, round mark or spot.
- verb To mark with a dot, or to scatter things across an area.
jot — full definition
- noun A tiny amount of something; the smallest bit.
- verb To write something down quickly, usually a short note.